Using the Library: Services

Using the Library:
Services

Ask a Librarian

Ask a Librarian a question by calling 562-5601.or E-mail: mainref@pueblolibrary.org

Document Delivery

Patrons may phone, fax or mail requests for specific magazine articles, stock quotations, obituaries, classified ads, etc. to the Rawlings Library. For a small fee, librarians will locate the requested material, photocopy it, and see that it is delivered by one of three methods: fax ($1.00), mail ($1.00 for Pueblo County residents & $3.00 for non-County residents), or customer pickup ($1.00). The charge for long distance fax is $6.00. For articles over 10 pages there will be an additional 10 cents per page. Phone 562-5601 - Fax 562-5610 - Mail to 100 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004

Homebound Program

A free library service for residents of Pueblo County, who are temporarily or permanently confined to their home because of illness, age or physical disability. Available for all age groups, including children, teens, adults and seniors. Movie videos, music CDs, large print, talking and audio books also are available. Call the library at 562-5601. We'll find out what you like to read and sign you up. You can request specific titles or ask us to select books for you. Materials are delivered to your home by volunteers. The service also is available to residents of retirement and nursing homes.

Hold This Title

If you would like the library to hold a title for you that is checked out, you may do so online. After you have found the item you want in the Library Catalog, click on the Place Hold link and complete the Place Hold request form.
You may also call-in your Hold This Title request(s). You will be notified by mail when your title(s) are ready for you to pickup. Patrons may pay $3.00 to have titles mailed to their home or business instead of picking it up at the library.

Interlibrary Loan

If the library does not own the book or have the information you need, it can be borrowed from another library. There is no charge for the loan request. There may be a charge from the loaning library. Interlibrary Loan requests average approximately two to six weeks to fill, although it is possible it could take longer. In some cases, rather than borrowing an item from another library, it will be purchased because it meets collection development criteria of the Library District.

Renew Library Materials

You can renew an item twice, as long as another customer has not requested it. You will need your library card and materials when you call. Movies cannot be renewed. The due date begins from the day you renew the item and not from the date the item was originally checked out. Click Here for telephone numbers. You can renew your library materials from any page on our web site by clicking the My Account from the top menu.

Special Collections: Located at the Rawlings Library
Telephone: 719-562-5626
Hours e-Mail

Genealogy

We maintain an extensive set of resources for Southeastern Colorado, staffed by well trained librarians that will help you retrieve information quickly and efficiently. Some of the resources include: geneological books, newpapers, cemetery records, Obituary Index (1924 to present), obituaries, U.S. Census data, LDS genealogical Family Search Database, photographs, papers, diaries and a huge microform collection, just to mention a few.

Western Research

A specialized non-circulating collection of rare materials on Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West, and Northern New Mexico, with emphasis on Pueblo and the Arkansas River Valley.

Infozone News Museum

The InfoZone news museum was created to promote learning about newspapers, the history of Pueblo and the freedom of speech and press. Special interactive programs and events for all ages about issues regarding media: past, present and future will be showcased regularly in the InfoZone news museum. The InfoZone news museum is located on the fourth floor of the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library. For additional information call 719-562-5604 or Visit the Infozone News Museum web site.